Thai doctors fail to ascertain why detainee died

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Doctors fail to ascertain why detainee died
Supitcha Rattana
The Nation

Family refused to allow full autopsy on Abdullayi after death in south

HAT YAI: -- A FORENSIC team from Songklanagarind Hospital found no signs of physical injuries on the body of Abdullayi Doloh, the suspect in a security case who died earlier this month while detained inside a military camp.

However, the team cannot identify the cause of his death because his family refused to allow any surgery on the body.

"Without surgery, we can only examine his body from the outside, test his blood, and check his tissue. The tests show no sign of injuries nor traces of hazardous chemicals," Dr Kittisak Sripong, a coroner at the Prince of Songkla University's Faculty of Medicine, Hat Yai campus, said yesterday.

Abdullayi, a 42-year-old resident in Pattani province, had been in military custody since November 11 after another suspect implicated him, his wife Kurosmoh Tuwaebeusa said.

Kurosmoh then heard from soldiers on December 4 that her husband passed away. "I think he didn't die of a natural cause," the widow lamented.

She said when she checked his body on December 4, she found that his right hand was apparently darker than other parts of his body.

"We had lived together for 16 years and I could say that he was healthy," she said.

She also said she was confident that Abdullayi had not been engaged in any violent action in the deep South.

Abdullayi was an odd-job worker and a religious man, she said. The couple had four children together plus an adopted child.

In response to the growing doubt about his death, the Army Area 4 set up a fact-finding committee to look into this case on December 8.

The fact-finding committee was given seven days to conclude its probe.

Yesterday, the committee held a press conference to announce the results. At the event were Kittisak, Songklanagarind Hospital director Dr Tanarat Boonriong; Deputy Pattani Governor Talerngsak Yoksiri; Pattani Islamic Committee chairman Waedeuramae Mamingji; Civil Society Council for Southern Border Provinces chairman Prasit Meksuwan; and several officials from the Internal Security Operations Command.

Talerngsak said the committee was made up of representatives from various agencies, and he believed results from the committee's probe should ease public doubts to an extent.

Waedeuramae added that the results of DNA tests would come out within two months.

Abdulramae Malamae, a village head who sits on the committee, said he had listened to the doctors and found no debatable points.

"I will communicate the results to Abdullayi's family and local people so as to create mutual understanding," he said.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Doctors-fail-to-ascertain-why-detainee-died-30275020.html


-- The Nation 2015-12-16

[Reigntax]

Like many deaths the cause was convenience!

In Thailand its known as scapegoatitis.

Edited December 15, 2015 by Reigntax

[ezzra]

I think that those doctors are smart enough to come up with the decision that ' not failing' to determent

the real cause of death will be unhealthy for them in the long run....

[Srikcir]

Waedeuramae added that the results of DNA tests would come out within two months.

They should have used the forensic laboratory used by the RTP in the Koh Tao murders - results in days.

[chiang mai]

I think that those doctors are smart enough to come up with the decision that ' not failing' to determent

the real cause of death will be unhealthy for them in the long run....

It was the family that refused the autopsy.

[gandalf12]

Doctors are stupid, he died because he stopped breathing. Case solved

[oneday]

Lots of deaths happening in military prisons these days.

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

if the family is confident that he was innocent then why reject an autopsy?

Hos wife said his right are appeared darker than the rest of his body, well in a right hand drive vehicle your right side would get more sunlight than the left side.

How can a family refuse an autopsy anyway? So if you are killed by a family member they can refuse an autopsy to hide their guilt?

doesn't make sense. just go ahead with the autopsy!!!

[londonthai]

"Doubts cast on Deep South suspect died in custody"

http://prachatai.org/english/node/5701

[MobileContent]

Waedeuramae added that the results of DNA tests would come out within two months.

It will take two months?

[Ks45672]

Waedeuramae added that the results of DNA tests would come out within two months.

It will take two months?

The Thai suspects in kao tao were cleared within a day iirc....

Certainty not months....

Dna so strange at times , isn't it....?

[dundee48]

Waedeuramae added that the results of DNA tests would come out within two months.

They should have used the forensic laboratory used by the RTP in the Koh Tao murders - results in days.

They were even quicker than that,they broke the world record and had results back in hours a few times in that case.

[Artisi]

Waedeuramae added that the results of DNA tests would come out within two months.

It will take two months?

If you use the same facility used for the Koh Tao DNA testing it should be ready overnight. Edited December 17, 2015 by Artisi